Why Coldplay are donating some of concert proceeds

10% GOING TO MUSIC VENUE TRUST

- By DEBORAH HALL

LAST September, Coldplay placed a poster in the window of the Dublin Castle in Camden, London - the scene of the first ever Coldplay show, in February 1998. It revealed the locations of the band’s upcoming 2025 UK stadium dates.

It also noted the fact that 10 per cent of the band’s proceeds from those shows will be donated to Music Venue Trust (MVT). The charity works to protect, secure and improve UK grassroots music venues for the benefit of venues, communities and upcoming artists.

This donation from those 12 shows in Hull and London - for which the 800,000 tickets sold out within hours - will help fund MVT’s vital work.

Donations will also be made to MVT by the concerts’ promoters (SJM Concerts, Metropolis Music and Live Nation); the band’s booking agent (WME), the venues (Wembley Stadium and Sewell Group Craven Park) and the official ticket agents (Ticketmaster, See Tickets and AXS).

Here, a spokesperson for MVT explains the background to the support Coldplay is providing for the charity, and the difference it will make.

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